From July 20-22, 1864, General Thomas Wood's 4th Corps division entrenched the western end of a line stretching a mile and a half east; on the 22nd Wood advanced to the siege works that finally forced Atlanta's surrender on September 2.
Wood’s Div. 4th Corps
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Wood’s Div. 4th Corps is a historical marker in Atlanta, Fulton County, erected in 1956. It is one of 357 historical markers documented in Fulton County, among 643 historic sites cataloged across the county on Georgia Roam.
The site sits at 33.8014, -84.3674 near Atlanta. The nearest cataloged historic site is Rock Spring Presbyterian Church (historic place), about 0.2 miles away. Others within a short drive include Rock Springs Cemetery, National Foundation of Patriotism, and National Museum of Patriotism.
This record is drawn from Georgia historical-marker records. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
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